Table 1. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Percent by types of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 1996
Population characteristic Total population 
(in thousands)

Percent distribution

Private Employment- related Nonemployment- related Public only Uninsured
Totala 263,516 67.9 60.7 7.1 15.2 17.0

Total < age 65

231,676

68.7

64.1

4.6

12.1

19.2
Age in years
< 4 15,577 60.6 57.8 2.8 25.6 13.8
4-6 12,716 63.0 59.7 3.4 23.7 13.3
7-12 24,092 64.1 60.3 3.8 20.4 15.5
13-17 19,036 66.8 62.4 4.4 15.3 17.9
Total < 18 71,421 63.9 60.2 3.7 20.8 15.4
18 3,445 61.5 57.4 4.1 10.1 28.4
19-24 21,643 53.4 47.3 6.2 8.7 37.8
25-29 18,703 64.8 60.1 4.7 8.4 26.8
30-34 21,383 72.8 69.8 3.0 7.9 19.3
35-54 74,423 76.4 71.9 4.5 7.3 16.4
55-64 20,658 74.6 66.6 8.0 10.7 14.7
65 + 31,839 61.5 36.0 25.5 37.6 0.9
Employment statusb
Employed 128,619 78.0 72.4 5.6 4.2 17.8
Not employed 69,810 53.9 40.8 13.1 29.6 16.4
Sex
Male 128,383 67.9 61.3 6.6 13.4 18.6
Female 135,133 67.8 60.2 7.6 16.8 15.4
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic 28,384 44.0 41.1 2.9 22.5 33.5
Total Black 32,975 48.6 46.0 2.7 28.4 22.9
Total White 190,235 75.3 66.7 8.6 11.6 13.1
Total Other 11,922 59.2 53.5 5.6 18.0 22.9
Hispanic male 14,327 43.1 39.8 3.3 19.7 37.2
Black male 15,356 50.0 47.2 2.7 25.1 25.0
White male 92,647 75.3 67.6 7.7 10.3 14.4
Hispanic female 14,057 44.9 42.5 2.4 25.5 29.6
Black female 17,618 47.5 44.8 2.7 31.3 21.2
White female 97,588 75.3 65.9 9.4 12.8 11.9
Marital statusc
Married 109,022 79.1 71.0 8.1 9.1 11.8
Widowed 13,890 55.1 31.3 23.8 38.4 6.5
Divorced 19,087 58.4 52.6 5.8 17.8 23.8
Separated 4,629 43.0 40.9 2.1 28.6 28.4
Never married 52,645 59.2 53.3 5.9 11.7 29.1
Metropolitan statistical area
MSA 210,640 69.1 62.5 6.5 14.7 16.3
Non-MSA 52,876 63.1 53.7 9.4 17.1 19.8
Census region
Northeast 51,464 70.3 64.3 6.0 16.0 13.7
Midwest 61,828 73.3 66.3 7.0 13.1 13.6
South 91,855 65.3 58.3 7.1 14.8 19.9
West 58,369 63.9 55.6 8.3 17.3 18.9

a Total includes persons with unknown marital status.

b Employment status is defined for individuals age 16 and older.

c Marital status is defined for individuals age 17 and older.

Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-- Household Component, 1996 (round 1).

 

Table A. Health insurance coverage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: Standard errors by types of coverage and selected population characteristics, United States, 1996
Population 
Characteristic

Standard errors

Private Employment-related Nonemployment- related Public only Uninsured
Totala 0.71 0.72 0.29 0.54 0.47
Total < age 65 0.78 0.79 0.27 0.58 0.52
Age in years
< 4 1.82 1.80 0.59 1.63 1.17
4-6 1.83 1.87 0.63 1.61 1.24
7-12 1.60 1.66 0.67 1.38 1.10
13-17 1.51 1.58 0.66 1.22 1.15
Total < 18 1.20 1.23 0.42 1.01 0.77
18 3.22 3.33 1.10 2.04 2.98
19-24 1.50 1.51 0.74 0.92 1.44
25-29 1.56 1.56 0.63 0.89 1.39
30-34 1.38 1.37 0.43 0.82 1.08
35-54 0.82 0.86 0.35 0.48 0.61
55-64 1.27 1.50 0.79 0.98 0.88
65 + 1.24 1.25 1.12 1.22 0.23
Employment statusb
Employed 0.65 0.68 0.30 0.32 0.53
Not employed 0.86 0.85 0.57 0.79 0.60
Sex
Male 0.76 0.77 0.34 0.59 0.57
Female 0.76 0.78 0.31 0.57 0.48
Race/ethnicity
Total Hispanic 1.86 1.81 0.40 1.20 1.56
Total Black 1.78 1.84 0.45 1.66 1.28
Total White 0.79 0.84 0.37 0.56 0.50
Total Other 3.62 3.51 1.28 3.44 2.24
Hispanic male 1.94 1.88 0.55 1.18 1.71
Black male 2.12 2.15 0.52 1.91 1.61
White male 0.87 0.93 0.44 0.62 0.61
Hispanic female 2.07 2.01 0.39 1.54 1.68
Black female 1.98 2.07 0.51 1.84 1.61
White female 0.84 0.89 0.39 0.60 0.51
Marital statusc
Married 0.66 0.80 0.43 0.47 0.50
Widowed 1.62 1.37 1.32 1.56 0.72
Divorced 1.53 1.55 0.63 1.13 1.22
Separated 2.83 2.81 0.76* 2.36 2.77
Never married 1.06 1.02 0.43 0.75 0.91
Metropolitan statistical area
MSA 0.83 0.82 0.31 0.61 0.53
Non-MSA 1.57 1.63 0.71 1.22 1.10
Census region
Northeast 1.36 1.42 0.52 0.90 0.87
Midwest 1.59 1.67 0.68 1.13 0.98
South 1.22 1.18 0.45 0.92 0.84
West 1.45 1.46 0.67 1.20 0.99
a Total includes persons with unknown marital status.

b Employment status is defined for individuals age 16 and older.

c Marital status is defined for individuals age 17 and older.

* Relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30%.

Source: Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Household Component, 1996 (round 1).